In a proceeding that lasted only minutes, Judge William Wenner also ordered Spanier to surrender his passport and told Spanier he is restricted from traveling outside the state. Spanier's bail is unsecured, meaning he does not have to post anything.

Spanier's local attorney, Edward Spreha, waived the reading of the charges of obstructing justice, lying under oath and child endangerment that the state attorney general's office announced last week.

Spanier is accused of conspiring to cover up the fact that Sandusky, PSU's former defensive coordinator, was sexually molesting boys, sometimes on campus. Sandusky has begun a 30- to 60-year state prison term

The dapper Spanier, accompanied by his wife, Sandra, and dressed in a gray suit, marched into the courtroom to be greeted cordially by Wenner. First, Spanier had to walk through a gauntlet of reporters, microphones and TV cameras outside Wenner's office in a small commercial park near Linglestown in Lower Paxton Township.

Spanier said nothing, but seemed visibly shaken by the media attention. As he arrived at Wenner's office, reporters questions drew a pained expression on Spanier's face, but he walked into the court office without breaking stride, his head held high.

Wenner tentatively scheduled a preliminary hearing for Nov. 16, with the understanding that it likely will be delayed. It is more likely that the hearing will occur in January, he said, although he promised to shuffle his schedule if it needed to happen in December.

The judge told Spanier to "take care" and wished him good luck as, with evident reluctance, the former university head left to pass back though the waiting media cordon.

After the hearing, another of Spanier's lawyers, Elizabeth Ainslie, criticized the prosecution's characterization of its case against her client.

"They called it a conspiracy of silence. That is ridiculous. Dr. Spanier was never given a chance to speak to this grand jury and give his side of the story. We look forward to the chance to present his side of the story." Ainslee told the mob of reporters.

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